Wallace · North Idaho: Wallace

Ryan Hotel

A Wallace hotel of about 1903, redone with terra cotta Art Deco trim after a 1933 fire; it closes seasonally, so check dates first.

Ryan Hotel
Karyn Christner from Spokane / CC BY 2.0
Built
c. 1903Dated to about 1903: True West gives 1903 and the historic district inventory 1901–05, while the 1979 nomination gives 1933, the year a fire gutted the hotel. G. A. Pehrson then redid it with terra cotta Art Deco trim.
Style
Art Deco
Architect
G. A. Pehrson (1933 Art Deco redesign)
Type
Boutique hotel
Area
North Idaho: Wallace
Credentials
Inside a National Register historic district

The story

The hotel dates to the first years of the 1900s, when Wallace was the supply and county seat of the Coeur d’Alene lead-silver district. A 1933 fire gutted it and destroyed the frame Tabor building next door. Spokane architect G. A. Pehrson then redid the hotel for owner Sarah Gearon and designed the new Tabor block, giving both the terra cotta Art Deco trim the nomination ranks among the finest on commercial buildings in Idaho. It stands in the 600 block of Cedar Street.

Good to know

  • Parking: street
  • No elevator
  • No pets
  • Address: 608 Cedar Street, Wallace, ID 83873
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.